10 most-viewed blog posts of 2018 from SimiCart

2018 was all about ecommerce. As 2019 is upon us, the time could not be more perfect to prepare your business for a successful new year. Ultimately, the best way to do that is to take a look back at the highlights of the previous year. Here is the best ecommerce insights, tips and news from SimiCart Blog in 2018, so you can carry them into the coming year:

SimiCart’s 10 most-read ecommerce blog posts of 2018

Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) have the potential to be the next advancement for the mobile web. The technology was originally proposed by Google just a couple of years back in 2015. Within such a short time, it has already attracted a lot of attention for its superior level of performance and user experience delivery. With its speed, layout flexibility and feature capability, PWA is destined to replace desktop site, mobile site, and even native mobile apps.

Since the acquisition of Magento platform, Adobe has moved further with the newly announced integrations with Magento Commerce Cloud and the major updates in its latest version. The companies unveiled their vision to accelerate experience-driven commerce with Adobe’ all-in-one solution for businesses of all sizes across B2B and B2C markets. With Magento capabilities, Adobe aims at empowering businesses of all sizes to “make every moment personal and every experience shoppable”.

Today’s consumers are making purchases on the go, and researching across multiple screens – but mobile phone is still the most preferred device in their shopping journey: The number of mobile transactions continues to grow, while desktop usage declines. With more shoppers turning to their smartphones, businesses of all sizes are improving their on-the-go experience with mobile apps. Let’s take a look at some examples of the most successful shopping apps that dominate their share of mobile commerce:

A high quality theme is essential to make sure the customer experience with Magento platform goes as smoothly as possible. To help you quickly build your desired webstore, we’ve put together the best quality Magento Themes available. All are packed with high functionality and up-to-date layout, providing a cutting-edge performance. The best part? They’re all free! Using any of these themes you’ll be able to build a website for any project, hassle free and in no time.

Knowing that the key to get value is to give value, SimiCart now has a point rewarding system in place to deliver our dear customers a special experience. hether you’re a long-term SimiCart customer or a new comer, there’re always a chance for you to earn rewards with SimiCart. You can use your reward points to purchase SimiCart products and services that boost your business growth. In this post, we’ll show you some great ways to get the most out of SimiCart Loyalty Program and benefit your business:

By revolutionizing online shopping for customers, PWAs are expected to change and dominate the ecommerce landscape in 2019. This year we’ve seen a massive adoption of this modern web technology among online retailers of all sizes. A number of early adopters have already benefited from their successful transformation. Here’s a list of the best Progressive Web Apps for ecommerce that have driven impactful results (Data by Google)

Mobile technology is ever changing. That’s why SimiCart keeps improving our platform for a richer and more personal mobile experience. SimiCart has been making huge processes of enhancing mobile marketing effectiveness for your stores, especially with Notification settings. Indeed, managing and executing marketing campaigns via Push Notification plugin is now much easier and more beneficial. Check out the latest improvements of our platforms – that are promised to deliver huge impacts:

When speed doesn’t just affect page views, it’s important than ever for a mobile web store to load fast and maximize its revenue. To address this problem, google has launchedAMP (Accelerated Mobile Page) to create user-friendly mobile pages that load instantly and perform better on mobile devices. The technology focuses on improving mobile web experience, which can be translated to better engagement and conversion for your Magento store.

Developing and owning a native mobile app is a critical move in today’s mobile-first world as people are turning to their devices to shop anytime, anywhere. With everything at their fingertips, they are demanding a better shopping experience on mobile. Therefore, creating a mobile experience beyond expectation is the key to engage customers and keep them coming back. With a deep understanding of user behavior on mobile and also their expectations and needs, SimiCart has released Smart Banner to solve app promotion problems for you – store owners.

Mobile has been creating a flood of new opportunities for business over the years, and this year is not an exception. But driving growth in mobile takes a lot of works to improve. Your mobile business growth starts with goals. Focusing on the right mobile commerce metrics to measure performance is the key to reach your goals and drive growth. Understanding where you are and where you need to go helps you set more meaningful goals and targets.